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Hi all,
I wanted to create a answer with a 'negative' value so the code would be this: -90.
Do I remember wrong and this was never permitted due to the '-' character? Or is is a bug in the version I am using?

Thank you

Why would you want to have an answer code of -90? To be able to calculate with it? Why not using the assessment value for this?

So its a no?
Yes we have the convention for nonresponse option to have negative values in the data product in the end. And of course we could do that in post processing, but it would be more convenient to have in consistent in questionaire design -> relevance design and then data.
Aren't assessment values only usable in LimeSurvey as in the wont persist in the DB for exporting?

As far as I know, answer codes can only start with a letter or a number.

Good question about the assessment values. Would need to test. Not sure though. Thinking about it, probably not.

If it is not too many of those values, you could use equations to save the value the way you want it.

Ok thanks. As its a lot of them I'd rather get to finding a good workaround. I was under the impression that there was only a length restriction and was really surprised when LS told me to match the requested format.
I was aware of the no '-' or '_' for question codes but not for answers. But if you aren't aware that it is a bug I guess I will have to deal with it another way.
 

What I tried just now.
Use an equation to reset this codes.
If i initially have this
 

I assigned at the end of the survey in an equation all these codes
{Q1=if(Q1.NAOK==99,-90,Q1.NAOK)}

and got
 

The disadvantage: You do not have labels exporting to SPSS.

Joffm
 

In 5.x, you can use negative values as answer codes.

tpartner wrote:

In 5.x, you can use negative values as answer codes.
 

Even empty code … or any caracter code … unsure it's not an issue here …
There are no "New feature" about this …
 

DenisChenu wrote:

tpartner wrote:

In 5.x, you can use negative values as answer codes.

 

Even empty code … or any caracter code … unsure it's not an issue here …
There are no "New feature" about this …

 

Reported issue : bugs.limesurvey.org/view.php?id=17929
Need some fix or restriction …